Hospice News
MARCH 22, 2023
All told, hospice care — regardless of length of stay — saves Medicare approximately $3.5 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. The post Longer Hospice Stays Lead to Larger Medicare Cost Savings appeared first on Hospice News.
Hospice News
MARCH 20, 2023
In 2023, the focus for many is to not only expand their core business but to spread further into the care continuum. The below comments were taken from original interviews, conducted in person and via the phone, throughout early 2023.
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Hospice News
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
The company expects the program to bring in roughly 25 new health care workers each month in 2023 at an estimated cost of $40 million, which VITAS hopes to offset with increased volume as staffing gains drive up capacity. “We Chemed Corp.
Hospice News
MARCH 24, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to extend the value-based insurance design (VBID) model through 2030: patients’ social needs, health equity and improved care coordination. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesThree main factors drove the U.S.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
If you were to write a book about hospice in 2023, what would you call it? We’ve heard from the [Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)] on the 20% payment cap reduction. Is Medicare Advantage going to be the path?
Hospice News
JANUARY 5, 2023
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently reported the results of its audit of advance care planning (ACP) billing practices among Medicare-certified physicians and other health care providers.
NHPCO
MARCH 21, 2023
For Immediate Release March 22, 2023 New Research Shows Hospice Care Reduces Medicare Costs Hospice Care Contributed to $3.5 billion in savings for Medicare in 2019, while providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers.
Hospice News
MARCH 16, 2023
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has once again recommended a 20% cut to the aggregate cap for hospice payments. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) set the 2023 cap at $32,486.92, up from nearly $31,300 per patient for Fiscal Year 2022.
Elder Care Matters
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Medicare Part B Premiums to Decrease in 2023 For the first time in over a decade, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that Medicare beneficiaries will enjoy a lower premium in 2023.
Hospice News
MARCH 23, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the value-based insurance design demonstration for calendar years 2025 to 2030, including the hospice component. In 2023, the number of MA plans will swell to 3,998, up 6% from 2022. This entire Medicare Advantage.
Hospice News
AUGUST 26, 2022
Medicare reimbursement is the lifeblood of hospice providers, and a clear understanding of policies like budget neutrality can help elucidate the payment systems that keep their businesses running. But a similar move within the Medicare Hospice Benefit is unlikely.
Comforcare Home Care
JANUARY 5, 2023
Here are some Medicare changes you might want to know about. Medicare will be able to negotiate drug prices (starting in 2023). Out-of-pocket insulin costs will be capped at $35/month for Medicare. participants (starting in 2023).
Hospice News
DECEMBER 9, 2022
1, 2023, meaning that some of the program’s rules will change. Often called the MA hospice carve-in , the voluntary demonstration is designed to assess payer and provider performance related to hospice within Medicare Advantage (MA).
Hospice News
JULY 14, 2022
Margin pressures from the proposed cuts to Medicare home health rates could impact palliative care and hospice. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in June released its proposed home health reimbursement rule for 2023, which included a 4.2%
Hospice News
MARCH 3, 2023
Nearly all hospices were nonprofit organizations at the time the Medicare benefit was established in 1982, but in terms of sheer numbers the balance has shifted toward for-profits in the intervening years.
Hospice News
JULY 27, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will give hospices a 3.8% bump in their per diem payments for 2023, according to a final rule published today. Pay Raise for 2023 appeared first on Hospice News. The U.S.
HEALTHCARE first
JANUARY 4, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) first launched its value-based insurance design (VBID) model in 2021. The model tests Medicare Advantage health plan innovations designed to reduce Medicare spending and improve the quality and delivery of care for Medicare beneficiaries.
GeriPal
MARCH 24, 2023
JAMA IM 2023 A shout-out to my NPR episode on 1A titled the “State of Hospice Care” DISCLAIMER While we filmed in Montreal during the Annual Assembly, all opinions expressed in this podcast are independent of AAHPM and HPNA, or the Annual Assembly.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries are more likely to enroll in hospice from a community setting than patients in traditional fee-for-service programs. In 2011, for example, 50% of MA patients came to hospice from the community, compared to 39% of those in traditional Medicare.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
At the same time, the ratio of potential caregivers to seriously ill seniors is expected to shrink to 4-to-1 by 2023, a “sharp decline” from 7-to-1 in 2010, AARP reported. Some Medicare Advantage plans also offer some caregiver support services as a supplemental benefit.
Hospice News
MARCH 27, 2023
Hospice providers in facility-based settings may be underutilizing Medicare’s service intensity add-on (SIA). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced SIA in 2016.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
In 2021, 80,150 Medicare beneficiaries in Ohio utilized the hospice benefit, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Most hospices are sliding into 2023 between a rock and a hard place, beset by headwinds, labor shortages and questions with no easy answers. Government oversight of hospice providers will tighten during 2023.
NHPCO
JANUARY 19, 2023
Enforce against non-operational hospices by revoking Medicare enrollment and increasing site visits: Investigate Medicare provider numbers that show aberrant gaps in Medicare billing. Press Release 2023 Press Releases
Hospice News
DECEMBER 14, 2022
SCAN Group and CareOregon have agreed to join forces in 2023 as a new organization called HealthRight Group. The new nonprofit will combine SCAN’s Medicare portfolio with CareOregon’s predominantly Medicaid health plans. The legacy SCAN would become the Medicare division of the company.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), asking for the agency to brief them on fraud and abuse within the hospice benefit. Arizona had 239 new Medicare-certified hospices appear between 2018 and 2022, representing 52% of all providers in the state.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Both hospice providers and regulatory agencies are expected to continue efforts toward establishing a new normal, post-pandemic; 2023 could also bring operational impacts associated with the likely lifting of some of the waivers that have been in place during the public health emergency.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The Medicare Hospice Benefit should allow some concurrent care, and Congress should support greater access to palliative care, among other reforms, according to LeadingAge.
Hospice News
JANUARY 30, 2023
Many hospice providers rely on Medicare Advantage (MA) reimbursement to support palliative care, PACE and social determinants programs, among others. By establishing our approach to RADV audits through this regulation, we are protecting access to Medicare both now and for future generations.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
There was not yet a platform that could automate a Medicare cap calculation, and there wasn’t a means to quickly identify patients that would inevitably be subject to external audits. This article is sponsored by Hospice Dynamix.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Nasdaq: AMED) has repeatedly voiced its enthusiasm for its palliative care business in early 2023. Amedisys projects its higher-acuity care segment’s revenue to more than triple in 2023, however, largely driven by growth in the Palliative Care at Home arm.
Hospice News
MARCH 2, 2023
But in late 2022 and early 2023, providers are seeing signs of recovery. As Graham pointed out, many hospices use thrift store revenue to support services that aren’t fully covered by the Medicare Hospice Benefit or other payer sources.
Hospice News
JANUARY 2, 2023
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) removes the waiver of volunteer requirements instituted during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). 11, 2023, but will likely be extended through at least April.
Hospice News
MARCH 24, 2023
Construction began in January 2023, and the facility recently began admitting patients. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHEM), has expanded one of its inpatient hospice units in Florida.
Hospice News
MARCH 23, 2023
On the patient side, Medicare beneficiaries face out-of-pocket costs when advance care planning is performed in any setting outside of an annual wellness visit. the bill proposed to remove Medicare beneficiary cost-sharing while also widening the scope of staff who can bill for these services.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
The two companies initially expected to complete the deal last year, but later indicated a Q1 2023 closing date. A key attractor is the potential cost savings associated with risk-based payment systems like Medicare Advantage, in which UnitedHealth Care is one of the largest players. “I’d
Hospice News
JANUARY 13, 2023
A key attractor is the potential cost savings associated with risk-based payment systems like Medicare Advantage, in which UnitedHealth Care is of the largest players. All in all, Optum expects to care for 750,000 new value-based patients during 2023 alone, the company reported.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Hospices are seeking greater clarity on updated Medicare rules that allow hospices to document a broader range of chaplain services on claims. The U.S.
Hospice News
MARCH 8, 2023
Recently, this included efforts related to program integrity within the Medicare Hospice Benefit. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) are exploring opportunities for more formalized collaboration.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Hospice executives in December 2022 shared their predictions for what would happen in the space during 2023. Another focus for providers this year should be adapting towards risk-based payment models or the potential for hospice coverage through Medicare Advantage (MA), some executives say.
Hospice News
JANUARY 24, 2023
As Medicare Advantage and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) continue to gain ground, Amedisys is positioning itself to deliver palliative care at a larger scale. Reimbursement for palliative care in fee-for-service Medicare currently only covers physician or nurse practitioner services.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
That path will divert more toward home health and personal care – and less in the direction of hospice – as 2023 progresses. Addus anticipates positive staffing trends to continue in 2023, partly fed by the company’s recruitment efforts, Addus CEO Dirk Allison said in an earnings call.
Hospice News
JANUARY 24, 2023
of all Black, Hispanic, American Indian, Asian and Pacific Islander Medicare beneficiaries in the study, compared to 0.9% Mortality predictions and behavioral nudges by machine learning systems are associated with increased advance care planning utilization and reductions in high-acuity care.
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